Guilty Pleasure

Chapter One: A New Beginning

In 1692, in the Ipswich Colony of Massachusetts, five families with untold powers formed a covenant of silence. Their ability to shape-shift, defy gravity and perform superhuman feats of strength comes at a terrible cost: every time one of the Son's of Ipswich uses his magical powers, he ages prematurely and the temptation to abuse the power makes it more addictive than any drug. What's more, life is only going to get harder for the young friends; they are given a taste of the Power at age thirteen. Then at the moment each boy turns eighteen, he will "ascend", gaining far more potent-and addictive-powers

"Today is a new beginning. Treat it that way. Stay away from what might have been, and look at what can be."

The cerulean sky with its fluffy, pallid clouds reflected on the glass of my Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder. The colossal mahogany, oak and various other trees created my surrounding. The voice of Ke$ha blared from my speakers as I sang the words of Tik Tok on the ride to Spencer Academy. The move from Boston to Spencer Academy was to begin anew. I was ready to begin again and leave the past behind. Ready to move on. Lost in thought I had no realized that I was almost at my destination. On the arrival to Spencer Academy, my vision is greeted by the site of an ancient looking school. It comprised of the main school building, its many class buildings and the dormitories. The antediluvian campus awed me. I have never seen anything like it. As I parked my Gallardo in the school parking lot, a teenage boy with dirty blonde shaggy hair jumped out of a Hummer that had just parked in the adjacent space, admired my car. I smirked. I love the look on people's faces when they see my car, I'm very proud of it. 

Reid's POV:

When Tyler parked the Hummer, I immediately got out to admire the midnight color Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder in the school parking lot. The door of the car opened and out stepped the most beautiful woman. She had obsidian shoulder length hair, piercing honey orbs, pouty pink lips, voluptuous breast and a hour glass figure. She is sporting a Versaci clutch handbag. Her honey irises gazed intently at mine, her pouty lips formed a smirk an an air of pride emitted from her. I hollered, "Are you a parking ticket? Cause you got FINE written all over you. The name's Reid, Reid Garwin. What's your name?" She giggled and replied, "The pleasure to meet you Mr. Garwin. I am Claire Ross." "Funny thing Claire was my grandmother's name." Tyler interjected. "Hi. I am Tyler Simms." "Nice to meet you Tyler." " Pretty name and you don't remind me of my grandmother in anyway." She laughed again, "Can one of you tell me where the main office is?" Tyler was the one to respond to her question and gave her the directions required to arrive at the main office. 

Tyler's POV:

She left Reid and I gaping in the parking lot. I turned to Reid, "Hopes she's in my American Government Class." He chuckled at that. "Hopes she's in all my classes Baby Boy.: As we left to meet up with Caleb, Pogue, Sarah and Kate, my mind wondered back to Claire. 

Normal POV:

I proceeded to the main office after my encounter with Reid and Tyler in the parking lot. I snickered to myself-they probably think I'm a student- I was greeted by a pleasant lady who also was under the impression that I was transferring and was a student at the school. After clarifying the mistake she leads me to Provost Higgins office. "Good Morning Provost Higgins." "Good Morning. Claire Ross is it?" "Yes I'm here to take over the American Literature Class." "Why, yes Miss Ross. First I would like to welcome you to Spencer Academy and wish you all the best with your stay here. You can ask Mrs. Thomas outside for you class schedule." " Thank you Provost." I left the office after that, agenda at hand and so I was off to class and my new beginning.

The shrieking cry of the bell signaled the beginning of my first American Literature class at Spencer Academy. Crowds of students entered the classroom while I took my place at the center stage. When the class had reached the point of almost silence I began my introduction, "Good Morning class. I'm Miss Ross and I'll be filling in for Mr. Taylor for the rest of the semester in American Literature." A student from the far end of the classroom shouted, "Did you get arrested earlier today?" Out of humor I replied, "No, Why?" "Well, it's illegal to look that damn fine." The class roared with laughter. "That's enough Mister...." "Aaron Abbot." "Yes Mr. Abbot. Well according to Mr. Taylor, you are doing the Shinning by Stephen King. So why don't i have a volunteer to explain to the class in a brief summary the plot of the story. Yes Miss..." "Sarah Wenham." "Miss Wenham please continue." "Well, the Shinning is about Jack Torrance, a loving father when sober, that is a temperamental alcoholic and aspiring writer. He is trying to rebuild his life after previously breaking his son, Danny's arm and assaulting a pupil at the Vermont Prep School where he was a teacher. After losing his teaching position and giving up drinking, Jack accepts a job as a winter caretaker at the large, isolated Overlook Hotel in Colorado to prove that he has recovered from alcoholism and is now a responsible person. Jack, his wife, Wendy and the clairvoyant Danny move into the Overlook. Danny's clairvoyance makes him sensitive to supernatural forces. Shortly after the family's initial arrival at the hotel, Danny and the hotel chef, Dick Hallorann, take privately to discuss Danny's talent and the hotel's sinister nature. Dick informs Danny that he shares Danny's abilities though to a lesser degree, as did Dick's grandmother, who called it "shining" Dick warns Danny to avoid Room 217 and reassures him that the things he may see are merely pictures which cannot harm him. The conversation ends with Dick saying to Danny, "If there is trouble...you give a shout." The hotel has a personality in its own right, and acts as a psychic lens: it manipulates the living and the dead for its own purposes; and it magnifies the psychic powers of any living people who resides there and makes them more sensitive to its urging. Danny has premonitions of the hotel's danger to his family and begins seeing ghost and frightening visions from the hotel's past, but puts up with them in the hope that they are not dangerous in the present. Although Danny is close to his father, her does not tell either of his parents about his visions because he senses that the care taking job is important to his father and his family's future. However, Danny realizes that his presence in the hotel makes it more powerful and enables it to make objects and situations dangerous that would normally not be dangerous, like topiary animals that come to life. The hotel has difficulty possessing Danny, so it begins to possess Jack, frustrating his need and desire to work. Jack becomes increasingly unstable, and the sinister ghosts of the hotel gradually begin to overtake him. One day he goes to the bar of the hotel previously empty of alcohol and finds it fully stocked. He quickly gets drunk, which allows the hotel to possess him more fully. The hotel attempts to use Jack to kill Wendy and Danny in order to absorb Danny's psychic abilities. Wendy and Danny manage to get the better of Jack, locking him into the walk in pantry, but the ghost of Delbert Grady, a former caretaker who murdered his family and then committed suicide, releases him. Wendy discovers that they are completely isolated at the Overlook, as Jack has sabotaged the hotel's snowmobile. She and Jack battle. Jack strikes Wendy with one of the hotel's roque mallets, breaks three of her ribs, a knee cap and shatters one of her vertebrae. Wendy stabs Jack in the small of his back with a large butchers knife. Wendy crawls away and escapes into the caretaker's suite, locking herself in the bathroom, with Jack in pursuit. Danny summons Dick Hallorann to the hotel through the use of the shining, and Dick travels to the Overlook to investigate. Jack leaves Wendy in the bathroom and attempts to kill Hallorann, shattering his jaw and giving him a concussion with the mallet. Jack then pursues Danny. Danny distracts Jack by saying "You're not my daddy" since the hotel has completely taken over his body and that the only way the could take over his father was through his alcoholism. Jack temporarily regains control of himself and tells Danny, "Run away. Quick. And remember that I love you." before the hotel causes Jack to kill himself with the roque mallet. Danny tells the thing Jack has become that the unstable boiler is going to explode and it rushes to the basement while Danny, Wendy and Hallorann flee the hotel as it explodes. The novel ends with Danny and Wendy summering at a resort in Maine where Dick, the head chef, is comforting Danny over the loss of his father." " Very good Miss Wenham. I can tell you have done your reading." The sound of the bell interrupts the class and the mass of students begin to descend to the exist. "Next class I'll like someone else to tell me about the main characters in the book." I shouted above the many voices. 

Reid's POV:

My head rested on my book in my American Literature class. I sat in my normal seat next to Baby Boy. My eyes drooped as the bell indicated that class had begun. I expected to see the grumpy, old geezer that normally teaches the class but instead I saw Claire standing in the front of the class. My eyes instantaneously, opened, shocked racked throughout my body. My mind screamed- SHE'S A TEACHER!- I glanced at Baby Boy to see the same shocked expression written on his face. She made introductions: Aaron, that prick, hit on her and the she asked for the plot of the shinning. Lord what's with her nobody here actually read the book. Although I would admit but only to myself that I had been very excited when Mr. Taylor said we were doing The Shining. Stephen King was my favorite author, The Shining was my favorite book which no one knew except for Tyler and I had indeed read it but I was not going to answer. I expected Caleb to answer but it was Sarah who answered her question. 

Tyler's POV:

-I can't believe it. She's our teacher. Wow so many dirty thoughts about my teacher.- I met Reid's stare, his appearance mirrored mine. After Sarah explained the plot of the book we're doing for the semester, taking the whole class and may I say she said a brief summary not the whole damn thing. She even gave away the ending of the book. I knew no one would read the book, I knew that Reid had already read it numerous times, it was his favorite book by his favorite author but I was looking forward to reading it. I was interested and now she ruined it. We left the class after the sound of the bell. Reid and I caught up in our own little worlds.  The morning half of classes went by quicker than normal and when I met up with our friends, the topic at lunch today for everybody was the new American Literature teacher. Caleb pointed out she look no older than us, Pogue exclaimed that she is the hottest teacher to grace the halls of Spencer Academy which earned him a tap from his girlfriend, Kate. I remained silent. My thoughts were broken by a loud crash, Reid had now entered the cafeteria and he and Aaron was at it, exchanging harsh words. Caleb, Pogue and I rush to see what the matter was. Lord will Reid ever learn, he's in the middle of making a bet with Abbot. A rather vile bet which includes bedding the new teacher. She would be just another notch on the bedpost for them and further more he drags me into it because Aaron decides to throw in a snide comment about me. I am shy and I am always with Reid. Reid gets and beds the girls while I have never had a girlfriend and the only girls I normally hang out with are Sarah, Caleb's girlfriend and Kate. Aaron likes to taunt Reid and say shit about me. Like that I am gay and that Reid and I are closet lovers. He's just an asshole. I am not to happy with Reid at the moment either and now the bet is between Abbot, Reid and I to see who can get Miss Ross in bed. They path ways and we return to your lunch table. This won't end well. Miss Ross would never had sex with Abbot nor Reid nor I. She is a woman and she just radiates class. We were unworthy to be with her. 

Reid's POV:

I just made a bet with Aaron. I involved Ty. At present Caleb is shouting how irresponsible I am and how stupid I can be and why would I make such a bet with Abbot. That he knows Aaron is a dick and very intellectually challenged, that he is disappointed in me and he thought i was smarter than that and knew better. What Caleb doesn't understand I can get any woman I want and that Aaron and Ty have no chance though Ty doesn't really care once I win and my victory shows up Abbot. 

Author's Note: I have written this fan-fiction and previously posted it on fan-fiction.net. So if it looks familiar you've probably read it there. I no longer use my fan-fiction.net account so I decided to post it here and probably try to finish it. I apologize for any grammatical mistakes and feel free to review and vote. It will be appreciated it. Feedback helps with improvement.